Animal Welfare Professionals

I offer a couple options for group/one-time volunteers, both including kids and not. Today, I actually have faculty from a local college doing yard work for us (trimming trees, pulling weeds, etc)!

My rules for groups are:

• 16 years old and up only
• 2-4 hour shifts
• Recommend scheduling it 4 weeks in advance (because I do need to have myself or a staff member to be there and available to them during the shift)

I always let them know upfront that group volunteers/one-time volunteers do not get to interact with our pets one-on-one. I usually offer to end their volunteer session with a tour/pet meet-n-greet. That typically goes over well! For the group today, they are working for 2 hours and then spending 1 hour on a facility tour/dog meet-n-greet.

I attached my flyer for "corporate/group volunteer groups" for you to check out. I also attached the form/waivers I have the organizer fill out for the group! 

For kids, I recommend "at home" volunteer projects. Here's my youth page on the site: https://rvspca.org/youth-volunteering/ 

People can also email me for a larger booklet of "at home" projects (I tried to attach it but it didn't work).

If it's a group of kids (Scouts, etc), I direct them to our Education programs: https://rvspca.org/resources-education/scouting-programs/